trendy sire because that’s what sells, but that horse may not necessarily have the qualities to become a Grand Prix horse. We can’t let the push of commerce take precedence over improving the breed and producing legitimate Grand Prix prospects.”
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IMPROVING BREEDER RECOGNITION The Young Horse program provides a wonderful and unique opportunity for breeders to showcase the quality youngsters they’ve produced, but there is still room for improvement. “One of the common discussions amongst breeders again
this year at the championship show was the same thing— as breeders we get no recognition, no rewards monetary or otherwise (not even a certificate, ribbon or a pat on the back) from the Young Horse Championship program,” Judy laments. “Some riders do not even include the name of the breeder on their entries!” The lack of bloodline information was another common
complaint. The show’s posted results often failed to list the sire, dam’s sire, breeder’s name and/or where the horse was bred (to allow potential buyers to follow up on breed- ing programs in their own country). The archived results on USEF’s own website didn’t even include spaces for any of this information. Richard feels that shows are getting better about announcing bloodlines, but admits it can be frustrating to go to the big shows and not be able to find any informa- tion on the horses. “I would fully support any leaders—show managers, show secretaries, etc.—in focusing more on including the breeding information about the horses, as well as whether they are American-bred,” he says. The Young Horse program is currently open to horses
from all countries. Judy wishes there was more focus on American-bred horses. “Personally, I wish that the program were limited to U.S.-bred horses,” she remarks. “We, the Warmblood dressage community, should recognize the quality being produced in the U.S. and should support and promote our own horses and economy.” Others feel that having the imports and American-breds on the same playing field, not segregating them, is a good measuring stick for how our horses stack up to the Euro- pean-breds. In 2015, American-breds definitely improved at the event, earning better placements than in previous years.
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HIGH GRADES OVERALL One could argue that the success of a program lies in whether people will continue to support it, and each of the breeders interviewed agreed that they’d love to see another of their homebreds participate in the Young Horse program despite the improvements that they’ve identified. Although Maggie primarily breeds hunters, she supports the program wholeheartedly because she feels “having a program like this in any discipline is important so the American breeders have an avenue to showcase their young horses.” Perhaps Richard sums it up best when he says, simply,
“The Young Horse program is a terrific thing. It’s hard to put into words how important it is.”
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